Update: Want to know more with lesson plans and ideas? Check out this post from April, 16, 2015. My colleagues and I have been planning a fun way to wrap up the school year. We are fortunate in that our fourth quarter calendar has us teaching astronomy/space. We have our state testing the last week… Continue reading Space Camp Activities in 6th Grade Science Classes
Category: Space Academy
International Observe the Moon Night
Through a Twitter contact, I found out information about the International Observe the Moon Night, which is held on October 8th. Somehow, I had not heard of the event. The Lunar and Planetary Institute is providing some kits to school media centers and public libraries that host an event. As soon as I heard about… Continue reading International Observe the Moon Night
Back to School!
It’s that time again; one of my favorite times of the year: back to school! I spent this past week in pre-planning with my colleagues getting ready for this new school year. I had also spent some time the previous week unpacking and setting up my new classroom. (Sixth grade teachers moved from the first… Continue reading Back to School!
Space Academy for Educators: Day 5
It was hard to believe the final day was already here. In some ways, the five days flew by really quickly, and in other ways, it felt like we had known each other on our team for a lifetime. We all started with an early breakfast today, as our start time was half an hour… Continue reading Space Academy for Educators: Day 5
Space Academy for Educators: Day 4
We had another early breakfast day. Getting to breakfast early was always a treat because it was a moment of reflection before a very busy day. Group Photos: The first activity for today was group photos. This actually took a bit longer than I expected! First, we took a group photo of all of the… Continue reading Space Academy for Educators: Day 4
Space Academy for Educators: Day 3
Breakfast: For breakfast this day, my suite mate Michelle and I decided we wanted to get to the bus earlier than the required 7:30 am, so we caught the 7 am bus over the USSRC. I was impressed that every day, even when we were on the early bus, there were people who had caught… Continue reading Space Academy for Educators: Day 3
Space Academy for Educators: Day 2
Breakfast: We had to get the bus by 7:30 on the second day and headed over to breakfast. Breakfast ended up being pretty predictable: scrambled eggs, some time of meat (bacon or sausage), some type of potato, biscuits, and some type of starch (like pancakes or French toast sticks). There was always juice, cereal, coffee,… Continue reading Space Academy for Educators: Day 2